She fought her dilemma. Finally, she knew which one she loved the most. Someone that she really wanted to spend her life with. He was Noah, her summer
love. He who had build her a house that she has ever been described years before with no guarantee. He was always going to win her heart. Allie believed that he can give
everything to her and make her happy, so does Noah. Love is worth to be fought.
3.4 Allie’s Love to Lon
It was almost four years since the first time Lon and Allie met in 1942. When Lon, with his easy charm, introduced himself at a party, she saw in him exactly
what she needed: someone with confidence about the future and a sense of humour that drove all her fears away. He treated her so good. It can be seen from the
quotation below: “She found herself drawn to Lon’s easy ways and had gradually come to love him.
Despite the long hours he worked, he was good to her. He was a gentleman, mature and responsible, and during those terrible periods of the war when she needed
someone to hold her, he never once turned her away. She felt secure with him and knew he loved her as well and that was why she has accepted his proposal”. Sparks,
1996 : 29
Loved by a good man it is the dream of all women. Have a good life and live
happily as expected. Allie even knew how her future would be. She will live the kind of life she always expected with Lon. It can be seen from the quotation below:
“Lon was a good man, the kind of man she’d always known she would marry. With him there would be no suprises, and there was comfort in knowing what the future
would bring. He would be a kind husband and she would be a good wife. She would have a home near friends and family, children, a respectable place in society. It was
the kind of life she’d always expected to live. And though she wouldn’t describe theirs as a passionate relationship, she had convinced herself long ago that this wasn’t
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necessary for fulfilment. Passion would fade in time and things like companionship and compatibility would take its place. She and Lon had this, and she had assumed
this was all she needed” Sparks, 1996 : 132
Allie loved Lon but not like the way she loved Noah. She did not want to hurt Lon by choosing Noah, because she loved him too. It can bee seen from the
quotation below: “But I also want a happy ending without hurting anyone. And I know that if I stayed,
people would be hurt. Especially Lon. I wasn’t lying when i told you that I love him. He doen’t make me feel the same way you do, but i care for him, and this wouldn’t be
fair to him. But staying here would also hurt my family and friends. I would be betraying everyone I know... I don’t know if i can do that.” Sparks, 1996 : 169
She felt guilty for visiting her past. She knew that it was not easy for Lon, for her, either. She had to fight her dillema. Even though in the end Lon was not the
one she spend the rest of her life with.
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4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 4.1 Conclusion
